No matter where one was, a teacher's favor was a very important favor. It was a seemingly invisible but rather heavy bond.
Betraying one's teacher was not a crime, but it was a crime. If news of this spread, that person would be spurned by everyone.
Thus, a teacher's favor was similar to kinship; they were both crucial to judge a person's character.
This was also one of the basic factors that allowed a sect to be established. Without a teacher's favor, how could there be a sect, and how could there be a traitor?
Aristocratic families were connected by blood, while sects were connected by a teacher's favor. This was equal.
"Educating and passing on knowledge to the people is not excessive. With this favor, these people will not become enemies with us unless they have no other choice. Even if they do, they will do it secretly. In terms of righteousness, we have the absolute advantage." Wang Wen continued, "Don't underestimate righteousness. Everyone is born with perseverance. Some want to control power, while others want to control wealth. No matter who it is, they all have their own perseverance and bottom line. Righteousness is something that everyone has, but the standards are different.
Lu Yin understood Wang Wen's words. The mentors of the Astral Combat Academy were not true masters, but they were equivalent to half a teacher. However, Lu Yin would not be able to deal with them. Unless they betrayed humanity, he would not be able to do anything.
Even if he could, his reputation would be ruined if word got out. No one would be willing to follow such a person, and no one would want to be associated with a traitor.
Relationships between people were both complicated and simple.
"Can you do this favor of being half a teacher?" Lu Yin asked.
Wang Wen scratched his head, "It's a little troublesome. If no one objects, it can be done, but if someone important objects, it'll be difficult. After all, you're half a teacher to countless cultivators, not just one or two. The powerful sects and families will not be willing to let their disciples acknowledge this favor since it'll be too much of a burden on them."
"The establishment of the fifth tower has already left your name in history, and you've received a lot of praise. If you add on this favor of being half a teacher, some people might not be able to accept it."
Lu Yin waved a hand, "Who cares if they can accept it or not? Let's do this first. If someone objects, not everyone's objections will be effective."
Wang Wen nodded, "I think so too. Even if there are people who oppose it, it will take some time. During this time, the most outstanding elite cultivators will definitely be the first batch to enter the fifth tower to receive the inheritance. There will definitely be some who will owe you half a master. That's enough."
Lu Yin smiled. "I'm looking forward to it."
Time passed day by day, and soon, half a month had passed. The biggest thing that happened in this half a month was the delivery of the first batch of the new universal armor.
The first batch of new universal armors only had a little more than 100 sets, and the next batch would be delivered in half a month.
Originally, the Aurora Company had planned to hand over everything to Lu Yin, but he couldn't wait any longer. Once the fifth pagoda was completed, both the inheritance and the assessment would be required. Lu Xuanjun, who was wearing the new universal armor, was one of the candidates for the assessment. This was what Wang Wen had meant: training and recruiting.
On this day, Yuhua Mavis arrived at the edge of the abyss and found Lu Yin. She brought him a huge amount of resources, a total of 105 billion star essence.
"I don't know why you want so much money, but the Great Elder wants me to remind you not to destroy the market." Ascension Mavis
She looked at Lu Yin coldly.
Lu Yin replied, "I'm not interested. Right, weren't you in seclusion?
How come you have time to come out? "
She was still the same as when Lu Yin had first met her. Grass grew wherever she went, and she was rather stylish. "I came to take a look at the fifth pagoda and your inheritance."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, "You're interested?"
She was puzzled, "You don't seem like a selfless person. Is that inheritance real?"
"Of course it's real. The Hall of Honor is supervising it. You don't think that I bribed the Hall of Honor, do you?" Lu Yin grumbled. This woman probably still remembered how she had been crushed by him at Mount Supreme, so his tone wasn't very friendly.
She stared blankly at Lu Yin and frowned, "Bribed the Hall of Honor?"
Lu Yin was speechless, "Do you really think so?"
Her gaze landed on Lu Yin's cosmic ring. Aside from this, she couldn't think of any other reason why Lu Yin would want so much money. This was a huge sum, and even if it was within the Mavis Bank's budget, it wasn't something that could be casually taken out. Even a half-ancestor wouldn't need so much money, let alone Lu Yin. Envoys needed astral sources for their cultivation, not star energy.
Star energy was of little value to Envoys, and even though Lu Yin was the Great Eastern Alliance's leader, the Great Eastern Alliance had its own transportation companies, the Giant Financial Group, and the four largest financial groups in the Outerverse. They could be self-sufficient, so there was no need for Lu Yin to scrounge for money.
The more she thought about it, the stranger she felt.
Lu Yin found it funny, "Don't cultivate until you're stupid. Is 100 billion enough to bribe the Hall of Honor?
Even a trillion isn't enough. "
She calmly turned her head away. She had suddenly thought of something else, but she didn't really believe that it was possible. Even if Lu Yin could bribe the directors, he couldn't possibly bribe Elder Chan.
On the third day after Mavis handed the money over to Lu Yin, the construction of the fifth tower was officially completed.
Since a few days ago, the battles outside the Oceanic Abyss had already stopped. Everyone was waiting for the opening of the fifth pagoda, waiting for the unknown test. No one was willing to cause trouble at this time, because they felt that they were only one step away from the inheritance.
Only the Wen family was the most disgusting. The World Alliance and the Great Eastern Alliance were both looking for trouble, and most of the independent cultivators that had been roped in by the Wen family had left. The Wen family had no choice but to retreat.
They didn't care about the World Alliance, but the Great Eastern Alliance was different. Even if those people were only made up of the various powers within the Great Eastern Alliance's territory, they still carried the Great Eastern Alliance's name.
Many people from the Great Eastern Alliance had come to watch the fifth tower's construction, including the Giant and Lesser Giant Armies. Brute Force had been overseeing this place the entire time, and he had been eyeing the outside world covetously.
When news of the completion of the fifth tower spread, the abyss immediately quieted down. Everyone's eyes were blazing as they stared at the center of the tower and Lu Yin's statue in front of it.
Lu Yin walked out and arrived in front of the fifth tower. He stood high in the sky and scanned his surroundings. "I know that you've all been waiting for the fifth tower to open so that you can obtain the inheritance and improve your cultivation. However, there are some things that I must say."
No one dared to make a sound, even if there were Envoys hidden among them.
Lu Yin clasped his hands behind his back and looked proud. "We humans are the most intelligent race in the universe, and we believe that we are the strongest race. No matter what others think of us, this is what I believe. Although we are a strong race, we still have our enemies. You will learn a lot about this in the fifth tower.
You will learn many things that you normally wouldn't know. You will learn who our enemies are, and this place will broaden your knowledge and let you know why I want to build the fifth tower.
"The construction of the fifth tower is to increase the overall strength of the human race. This is not only for yourselves, but also for future generations. The foundation of the human race is its inheritance, and I, Lu Yin, graduated from the Astral Combat Academy. I will pass down my knowledge and educate the masses. I hope that you will not be selfish and leave behind every inheritance that you take away. This is not for the sake of the fifth tower, but for the sake of the entire human race.
"I, Lu Yin, can swear that even if I want to obtain the inheritance within the fifth tower, I will have to go through a trial."
With that, Lu Yin descended.
Outside the abyss, many cultivators looked at each other. Accepting an inheritance meant leaving behind an inheritance?
What did that mean?
If they had an inheritance that was comparable to the fifth tower, then what was the point of coming here?
"Look! The network has announced the rules for entering the fifth tower and some of the trials!" someone exclaimed, and everyone looked over.
Elsewhere, Lu Yin had returned to the abyss. At this moment, the fifth tower had officially opened.
He looked at the enormous tower. Less than half a year had passed since he had first conceived of this idea. Back then, he had never imagined that the tower would be so large.
He had only wanted to use the fifth tower to attract elite cultivators to prevent himself from taking the final step. However, as time passed, whether it was his own thoughts, experiences, or thoughts, everything he had seen and experienced had told him of the importance of the fifth tower.
Perhaps the Daosource Sect had been built in the same way!
Ce Wangtian had created the Realm of Repentance because he wanted to be able to openly retract his moves when playing chess. Many of the human race's great achievements had probably been due to a very small reason.
This might have been the case for the Daosource Sect, but it was also the case for the fifth tower.
Lu Yin did not know what the fifth tower would be like in the future. If it could stand for tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of millions of years, then the fifth tower would be a testament to the civilization of this era, just like how they viewed the era of the Daosource Sect.
He seemed to be creating an era, and he seemed to have personally established the brand of that era.
"Elder Chan, when will Senior Drunkard arrive?" Lu Yin contacted the old man.
Elder Chan smiled. "Soon. Since that old man agreed, he will definitely go. He also hopes to educate the masses."
"That's good," Lu Yin replied.
Elder Chan continued, "The fifth tower has only just been built, and it's still in its embryonic form. When more and more people place their inheritances into the fifth tower, then it will be considered a success. Do you know when there are countless names on the inheritance board?"
Lu Yin solemnly replied, "This junior understands."
While he was speaking with Elder Chan, the cultivators outside the abyss took their first step towards the fifth tower.
In order to enter the fifth tower, one had to swim across the abyss and not travel through the void.
Lu Yin put down his gadget and looked into the distance. A large group of cultivators was swimming towards the fifth tower from all directions. The abyss was a whirlpool that stirred up the sea, and ordinary cultivators would not be able to withstand it. They would be swept up by the current and either thrown out or smashed into the foundation of the fifth tower.
For a moment, many cultivators screamed in pain.
However, the abyss's power was limited, and the first cultivator to reach the foundation of the fifth tower was none other than Ku Lei.
Ku Lei had done so because of the fifth tower's ninth floor.